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The Daily Echo, 1934-01-10

1934-01-10 page 01

Vote for the
Uglyman, Friday
SHORTRIDGE DAILY ECHO
First American High School Daily
Take Martinsville,
Team
Vol. XXXVI. No. 78. SHORTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934
TWO CENTS
i At Present I HVE CLUB MEMBERS
READ SHORT STORIES
Our Foreign Policy +
The Cost of Recovery J
Farm Lands +
By Jack Curry J
For many years we have been
Richard Voyles Reviews Novel
Written by Arnold Bennett
At Fiction Meeting
Members of the Fiction Club listened to contributions, In the form
of short stories, submitted by var-
cordially disliked by certain South ;lous persons belonging to the or-
American countries who resented ganization, Tuesday afternoon, at
the stand .taken by us under the conference In 324.
Monroe Doctrine. Now there ls to1 „ _ Original Stories
be a radical change in our foreign' Betty Weier and Bill Tidwell read
policy. President Roosevelt, in a re-'original selections entitled respec-
cent address, stated that he was tively "The Dilapidated Chess
opposed to armed intervention, pre- Board" and "Two Many Wills'. Sim-
ferring to intervene in tho affairs Har plots were developed in both
of another country only when the stories. A humorous situation was
general peace was threatened. He created by the actions of the two
also stated that he felt that the chief characters, who having made
nations on this continent should act their will out in favor of one an-
in a group ln such matters. other, are falsely informed of each
other's death.
The cost of all governmental re- ?w° other members of the club
covery measures will be high. Ac-: g^™1""1 8tories with "*e ^
cording to recent Treasury esti- Betty Neeves wrote aboul The
mates, the total deficit for funds Supreme Hg6kt .Billy Gaus wrote
in r»i of mi»n«iirps is Si 024 121667 Outlook". The theme of the two
TW ^ meanTXtThe next'budgel^n Tories dealt with a man who, though
k. i_««r_»S .v,-, „„wi- rt»M win a murderer, considered himself a
£ ZLf^int t" Tu„ I conscientious citizen. Betty Neeves
be increased, but in the long run i. _„,,„.- „,,. ._ .„_ »,_,_,,_ „uhj ,y.at
the recover^ experiment will be brou?" ™* '" *« ^'c?'?rlthat
. (Continued on page three) (Continued on page four)
Something New and
Something Differ&nt
My goodness! Another
about the Uglyman Contest! Yes,
but this is something new and
different; something that has never
been attempted before. A pupil of
Shortridge is going to present a
group of her own pupils in a gigantic, spectacular floor show. This unprecedented exhibit is going to be
put on by none other than that
famous D. C. and dancer extra- ordinary, Elnore Hopwood, "Boots"
to her friends of the dancing racket.
Her pupils consist of small children
who are learning the business from
the ground up. When Boots was
approached by erstwhile Bob Mueller concerning .this project, she said,
feature "Who?"; he said, 'You!"; she said,
"Me?"; he said, "Yes*; she said
"No!". But aftei much cdRxing,
kneebending, and ardent wooing,
she, finally consented. Consented!
Why stfe was tickled to death to
have a chance to show her little
prodigies to her sophisticated colleagues. So if you are interested in
things most novel and things most
entrancing, wend your way, wisely,
to wisdom's center on Friday afternoon, namely the gym. You will
wisely come to the conclusion that
this latest addition, plus the oft
mentioned Uglyman contest, is
worth far more than the measly
dime requested.
Pr-T. A. Hostesses MR. WADE'S CLASS
Hear Mr. White HAS NEW PROJECTS
"It's great to be alive on a day
like this, a day of disadvantages;
yes. But every day has opportunities if you accept the responsibilities."
These were the words of Mr.
Harry White, general secretary of
the Y. M. C. A., in adressing the
hostesses of the Parent Teachers'
Association at a business meeting,
held yesterday during conference
period ln Room 209. Mr. White's
subject was "Youth finding the
trail in modern life".
There are several problems with
which the present generation is
confronted; namely, relating themselves to the shifting of so many
things; the great speed of travel;
world relations; and seeing the present in a truer perspective not
the same as twenty years ago.
(Continued on page three)
Mr. Wade's Chemistry II X class,
which meets the third and fourth
periods, has been doing some unusual project work recently.
Ward Fenstermaker is making a
high grade gasoline from some crude
petroleum obtained from a pipe line
about twenty miles south of Indianapolis. This line crosses Indiana
from the fields in southern Illinois
and Oklahoma. Ward is getting a
yield of twenty-seven percent
straight run gasoline from this
crude oil.
Sam Cohen is investigating modern types of water softeners. One
kind works for weeks at a time
until run down, when it is easily
regenerated by soaking with salt
water and rinsing.
Janet Meditch is making synthetic
ammonia out of the nitrogen in the
(Continued on page four)
Attention! Future Yell Leaden*
In response to the notice in
Tuesday's Echo, Mr. Roache received one applicant for the
position of yell-leader. All those
inherest-ed, preferably sophomores and juniors, should see
Mr. Roache in the athletic office today if possible.
VAUDEVILLE CHAIRMEN
MEET FOR DISCUSSION
Class Sponsors Aid B. Beasley
And J. West/all in Plans
For Various Acts
The Junior Vaudeville Act chairmen met in room 221 with the class
sponsors, Mrs. Thomas and Mr.
Burton, to decide future plans for
the vaudeville. The meeting was
called to orde by Byron Beasley,
the vaudeville chairman.
All Junior Vaudeville
The vaudeville chairman suggested that it be an all Junior vaudeville and asked the opinions of thc
act chairmen. There followed a
lengthy discussion on this matter.
It was decided that, since there
were only five acts represented nt
the meeting, final decisions would
be made at the next junior class
meeting. Mrs. Thomas suggested
th»t the act chairmen take names
of any members wishing to help
in any way, so that if they are
needdi they may be called on.
The date for the Junior vaudeville will be March 30, the Saturday
«»fore Spring vacation as usual,
he tryout rehearsal will be Friday,
February 9. No costumes or scenery
will be necessary at this rehearsal.
The vaudeville will last approximately two hours. There will bc
enght acts of twelve minutes each.
It was decided that there would be
only three dancing acts and that
Mr. Shultz would be in charge of
an orchestra for the vaudeville.
Junior Class Will Meet
(Continued on page three)
P. T. A. INVITES
BIG ATTENDANCE
Once a year the Parent-Teacher
Association of Shortridge high school
enjoys a program by the Drama
League. This year that date falls
on Tuesday, January 16. On that
night the League will present the
three-act play, "The McMurray
Chin".
Mlss Theek Urges Attendance
In hopes that the strange title
will entice persons who wish to
learn what it is all about. Miss
Theek, director and sponsor, urges
and invites all students and parents
to attend. She believes that is a
great opportunity to see a good
play enacted by an equally dependable cast, which includes such well-
known actors as Jane Shideler,
Carl Scheidker, Eleanor Firth (president of the Drama League), Gertrude Osborn, Jeanette McElroy,
Jack Messick, Edith Moore, Paul
Boxell (an alumnus), Gretchen
Tripp, Frank Streightoff (secretary),
and Esther Steup.
Second Lead 111
Jeanette McElroy, second lead in
"The McMurray Chin", became ill
(Continued on page three)
J. EWBANK ANNOUNCES
STAFF OF YEAR BOOK
Hiatt and Fauvre are Co-Club
Editors; Aline Bailey is
Liner Editor
After most careful consideration,
the committee, composed of Mr.
Hadley, Mlss Allen, and John Ewbank has announced the staff for
this year's Annual. The high honor
of being liner editor is given to
Aline Bailey. The co-editors of extra-curricular activities are Henry
Fauvre and Marynette Hiatt. Charles
Huston, who came in second in
the recent Annual Editor election,
will be copy editor for the yearbook. Ed Brown will edit the boys'
sports, nnd Elnore Hopwood will
occupy a similar position in girls'
sports.
The new appointee to the liner
editor position. Aline Bailey has
been active in journalistic and class
activities. She was junior class secretary, and was recently chosen as
editor of Tuesday's Echo for the
coming semester. The club editors,
Henry Fauvre and Marynette Hiatt
have been co-editors of Tuesday's
Echo, and held high offices in th*-*-;
Fiction club. Charles Huston, the
new copy editor, has been president of the Press Club and president of the Editorial Board. The
new sports editors have been uctive
in athletics and journalism and are
in other ways well qualified for
their positions.
Other members of the staff will
be: Aloyse Bottenwlser, Jane Brown,
(Continued on page four)
MEMBERS EXPLAIN
SONNETS TO CLUB
For the first number on the program of the Poetry Club, which met
Tuesday in Room 201, Janet Meditch read a definition of the sonnet. This type of poetry consists
of fourteen lines which express one
idea, "fourteen gems upon the skirt
of Circe" as it has been poetically
termed. The sonnet which follows
the old Italian form has an octet
setUng forth some type of situation
or mental problem and a sestet
which attempts an answer.
The Shakespearian type, which
Shakespeare originated, has three
tetrastichs and a couplet.
Well-Known Sonneteers
Milton, Wordsworth, Keats and
Shelley were consummate masters of
this type of poetry. Many moderns
have al.so threaded their way
through this field. One of these is
Edna St. Vincent Millay whose
sonnets are placed by some critics
on a level with the best of the
19th century. As the requirements
of the sonnet are so stringent, it
is little wonder that only masters
of word-craft essay .this profoundly
difficult branch of poetry.
Caroline Rehm read Shakespeare's
sonnet "To His Love". Milton's "On
His Blindness possibly one of the
best-known sonnets ever written
was read by Janet Meditch.
The next meeting of the club will
be held Friday, January 26. Jane
Deranian was appointed to see English teachers for recommendations
of pupils for new members of the
club.

Vote for the
Uglyman, Friday
SHORTRIDGE DAILY ECHO
First American High School Daily
Take Martinsville,
Team
Vol. XXXVI. No. 78. SHORTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934
TWO CENTS
i At Present I HVE CLUB MEMBERS
READ SHORT STORIES
Our Foreign Policy +
The Cost of Recovery J
Farm Lands +
By Jack Curry J
For many years we have been
Richard Voyles Reviews Novel
Written by Arnold Bennett
At Fiction Meeting
Members of the Fiction Club listened to contributions, In the form
of short stories, submitted by var-
cordially disliked by certain South ;lous persons belonging to the or-
American countries who resented ganization, Tuesday afternoon, at
the stand .taken by us under the conference In 324.
Monroe Doctrine. Now there ls to1 „ _ Original Stories
be a radical change in our foreign' Betty Weier and Bill Tidwell read
policy. President Roosevelt, in a re-'original selections entitled respec-
cent address, stated that he was tively "The Dilapidated Chess
opposed to armed intervention, pre- Board" and "Two Many Wills'. Sim-
ferring to intervene in tho affairs Har plots were developed in both
of another country only when the stories. A humorous situation was
general peace was threatened. He created by the actions of the two
also stated that he felt that the chief characters, who having made
nations on this continent should act their will out in favor of one an-
in a group ln such matters. other, are falsely informed of each
other's death.
The cost of all governmental re- ?w° other members of the club
covery measures will be high. Ac-: g^™1""1 8tories with "*e ^
cording to recent Treasury esti- Betty Neeves wrote aboul The
mates, the total deficit for funds Supreme Hg6kt .Billy Gaus wrote
in r»i of mi»n«iirps is Si 024 121667 Outlook". The theme of the two
TW ^ meanTXtThe next'budgel^n Tories dealt with a man who, though
k. i_««r_»S .v,-, „„wi- rt»M win a murderer, considered himself a
£ ZLf^int t" Tu„ I conscientious citizen. Betty Neeves
be increased, but in the long run i. _„,,„.- „,,. ._ .„_ »,_,_,,_ „uhj ,y.at
the recover^ experiment will be brou?" ™* '" *« ^'c?'?rlthat
. (Continued on page three) (Continued on page four)
Something New and
Something Differ&nt
My goodness! Another
about the Uglyman Contest! Yes,
but this is something new and
different; something that has never
been attempted before. A pupil of
Shortridge is going to present a
group of her own pupils in a gigantic, spectacular floor show. This unprecedented exhibit is going to be
put on by none other than that
famous D. C. and dancer extra- ordinary, Elnore Hopwood, "Boots"
to her friends of the dancing racket.
Her pupils consist of small children
who are learning the business from
the ground up. When Boots was
approached by erstwhile Bob Mueller concerning .this project, she said,
feature "Who?"; he said, 'You!"; she said,
"Me?"; he said, "Yes*; she said
"No!". But aftei much cdRxing,
kneebending, and ardent wooing,
she, finally consented. Consented!
Why stfe was tickled to death to
have a chance to show her little
prodigies to her sophisticated colleagues. So if you are interested in
things most novel and things most
entrancing, wend your way, wisely,
to wisdom's center on Friday afternoon, namely the gym. You will
wisely come to the conclusion that
this latest addition, plus the oft
mentioned Uglyman contest, is
worth far more than the measly
dime requested.
Pr-T. A. Hostesses MR. WADE'S CLASS
Hear Mr. White HAS NEW PROJECTS
"It's great to be alive on a day
like this, a day of disadvantages;
yes. But every day has opportunities if you accept the responsibilities."
These were the words of Mr.
Harry White, general secretary of
the Y. M. C. A., in adressing the
hostesses of the Parent Teachers'
Association at a business meeting,
held yesterday during conference
period ln Room 209. Mr. White's
subject was "Youth finding the
trail in modern life".
There are several problems with
which the present generation is
confronted; namely, relating themselves to the shifting of so many
things; the great speed of travel;
world relations; and seeing the present in a truer perspective not
the same as twenty years ago.
(Continued on page three)
Mr. Wade's Chemistry II X class,
which meets the third and fourth
periods, has been doing some unusual project work recently.
Ward Fenstermaker is making a
high grade gasoline from some crude
petroleum obtained from a pipe line
about twenty miles south of Indianapolis. This line crosses Indiana
from the fields in southern Illinois
and Oklahoma. Ward is getting a
yield of twenty-seven percent
straight run gasoline from this
crude oil.
Sam Cohen is investigating modern types of water softeners. One
kind works for weeks at a time
until run down, when it is easily
regenerated by soaking with salt
water and rinsing.
Janet Meditch is making synthetic
ammonia out of the nitrogen in the
(Continued on page four)
Attention! Future Yell Leaden*
In response to the notice in
Tuesday's Echo, Mr. Roache received one applicant for the
position of yell-leader. All those
inherest-ed, preferably sophomores and juniors, should see
Mr. Roache in the athletic office today if possible.
VAUDEVILLE CHAIRMEN
MEET FOR DISCUSSION
Class Sponsors Aid B. Beasley
And J. West/all in Plans
For Various Acts
The Junior Vaudeville Act chairmen met in room 221 with the class
sponsors, Mrs. Thomas and Mr.
Burton, to decide future plans for
the vaudeville. The meeting was
called to orde by Byron Beasley,
the vaudeville chairman.
All Junior Vaudeville
The vaudeville chairman suggested that it be an all Junior vaudeville and asked the opinions of thc
act chairmen. There followed a
lengthy discussion on this matter.
It was decided that, since there
were only five acts represented nt
the meeting, final decisions would
be made at the next junior class
meeting. Mrs. Thomas suggested
th»t the act chairmen take names
of any members wishing to help
in any way, so that if they are
needdi they may be called on.
The date for the Junior vaudeville will be March 30, the Saturday
«»fore Spring vacation as usual,
he tryout rehearsal will be Friday,
February 9. No costumes or scenery
will be necessary at this rehearsal.
The vaudeville will last approximately two hours. There will bc
enght acts of twelve minutes each.
It was decided that there would be
only three dancing acts and that
Mr. Shultz would be in charge of
an orchestra for the vaudeville.
Junior Class Will Meet
(Continued on page three)
P. T. A. INVITES
BIG ATTENDANCE
Once a year the Parent-Teacher
Association of Shortridge high school
enjoys a program by the Drama
League. This year that date falls
on Tuesday, January 16. On that
night the League will present the
three-act play, "The McMurray
Chin".
Mlss Theek Urges Attendance
In hopes that the strange title
will entice persons who wish to
learn what it is all about. Miss
Theek, director and sponsor, urges
and invites all students and parents
to attend. She believes that is a
great opportunity to see a good
play enacted by an equally dependable cast, which includes such well-
known actors as Jane Shideler,
Carl Scheidker, Eleanor Firth (president of the Drama League), Gertrude Osborn, Jeanette McElroy,
Jack Messick, Edith Moore, Paul
Boxell (an alumnus), Gretchen
Tripp, Frank Streightoff (secretary),
and Esther Steup.
Second Lead 111
Jeanette McElroy, second lead in
"The McMurray Chin", became ill
(Continued on page three)
J. EWBANK ANNOUNCES
STAFF OF YEAR BOOK
Hiatt and Fauvre are Co-Club
Editors; Aline Bailey is
Liner Editor
After most careful consideration,
the committee, composed of Mr.
Hadley, Mlss Allen, and John Ewbank has announced the staff for
this year's Annual. The high honor
of being liner editor is given to
Aline Bailey. The co-editors of extra-curricular activities are Henry
Fauvre and Marynette Hiatt. Charles
Huston, who came in second in
the recent Annual Editor election,
will be copy editor for the yearbook. Ed Brown will edit the boys'
sports, nnd Elnore Hopwood will
occupy a similar position in girls'
sports.
The new appointee to the liner
editor position. Aline Bailey has
been active in journalistic and class
activities. She was junior class secretary, and was recently chosen as
editor of Tuesday's Echo for the
coming semester. The club editors,
Henry Fauvre and Marynette Hiatt
have been co-editors of Tuesday's
Echo, and held high offices in th*-*-;
Fiction club. Charles Huston, the
new copy editor, has been president of the Press Club and president of the Editorial Board. The
new sports editors have been uctive
in athletics and journalism and are
in other ways well qualified for
their positions.
Other members of the staff will
be: Aloyse Bottenwlser, Jane Brown,
(Continued on page four)
MEMBERS EXPLAIN
SONNETS TO CLUB
For the first number on the program of the Poetry Club, which met
Tuesday in Room 201, Janet Meditch read a definition of the sonnet. This type of poetry consists
of fourteen lines which express one
idea, "fourteen gems upon the skirt
of Circe" as it has been poetically
termed. The sonnet which follows
the old Italian form has an octet
setUng forth some type of situation
or mental problem and a sestet
which attempts an answer.
The Shakespearian type, which
Shakespeare originated, has three
tetrastichs and a couplet.
Well-Known Sonneteers
Milton, Wordsworth, Keats and
Shelley were consummate masters of
this type of poetry. Many moderns
have al.so threaded their way
through this field. One of these is
Edna St. Vincent Millay whose
sonnets are placed by some critics
on a level with the best of the
19th century. As the requirements
of the sonnet are so stringent, it
is little wonder that only masters
of word-craft essay .this profoundly
difficult branch of poetry.
Caroline Rehm read Shakespeare's
sonnet "To His Love". Milton's "On
His Blindness possibly one of the
best-known sonnets ever written
was read by Janet Meditch.
The next meeting of the club will
be held Friday, January 26. Jane
Deranian was appointed to see English teachers for recommendations
of pupils for new members of the
club.